Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Hydebank

Ross McClean, 17 minutes, 2019

In an encounter between innocence and assumed evil we witness the daily struggles of an imprisoned 21-year-old.

Part documentary, part reverie, I Am Belfast is Mark Cousins’ film exploration of the city he calls home. Incorporating contemporary dream-like sequences, archival film and a haunting score by David Holmes, the film portrays the city in an ethereal light not…

I Must Away

Dennis Harvey, 75 minutes, 2023

Dennis left Ireland in the midst of the global financial crisis in order to find work abroad. Hashem was a politician in Bangladesh, but had to flee for Spain after a change in government and threats on his life. Alicia…

I, Dolours

Maurice Sweeney, 82 minutes, 2018

I, Dolours is the story of one of the first female leaders in the IRA. A member of a crack IRA unit which she claims was run by Gerry Adams, Dolours Price participated in the Old Bailey car bomb attack…

Iarscoláire

Shaun Dunne, 13 minutes, 2020

An abandoned school building in Dublin’s City Centre opens its doors to former pupils for one day only.

Iarsmaí

Damian McCann, 77 minutes, 2024

Museums and institutions in Ireland and abroad are actively decolonizing their collections and practices – partly because of Rhodes Must Fall and Black Lives Matter campaigns, and partly because of the emergence of a more progressive approach to dealing with…

Identities

Vittoria Colonna, 81 minutes, 2008

Five individuals give voice to their experiences of Ireland’s multifaceted transgender community in this exploration of a wide range of LGBT issues. Interviews and personal footage are preceded by a performance art piece which expresses a crucial aspect of the…

If I Should Fall From Grace

Sarah Share, 93 minutes, 2001

A moving,highly personal portrait of a rock icon.Shane MacGowan tells of his early problems with drink and drugs and his subsequent breakdown,his discovery of punk and the voice he found through music.IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE includes interviews with…

If These Walls Could Talk

Anna Rodgers, 13 minutes, 2009

Painful memories of institutionalisation are brought to the surface in this creative documentary short from Anna Rodgers. Over images of an abandoned ruin, once a psychiatric institution, traces of forgotten voices recount their experiences of the institution and their life-changing…

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